Muhlenbergia capillaris

‘Pink Flamingos’

                                     ID#  843

 

Stonehenge

 
 

Additional Information: purchased from Plant Delights, Raleigh,NC

9241 Sauls Rd. Raleigh,NC 27603  ( A on-line Nursery with site pick up orders)

 
  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 1 1/2 ft x 2 ft PLANT TYPE: deciduous, dormant in winter. GROWTH RATE: fast TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: moist, to dry. Tolerates drought SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Eastern NC. BLOOMS: Pink plums in late summer FRUIT AND SEED: seeds do not produce the same variety. Propagate by division of roots. KEY FEATURES: Colorful plums in late summer. Fall- winter interest. Do not cut back until spring.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge Planted 3 small specimes between well and maiden grasses. -Spring 2014, grasses cut to the ground during re-mulching. All three growing slowly.


Commonly known as: Muhley Grass or Hair Grass, this hybrid cultivar “Pink Flamingos” has a taller, with more structural form that the  natural it displays distinct  pink plums about 3-4 ft. tall. Foliage is topped in September through November with 4.5' long arching spikes ending in pink plumes.


Deer & Drought resistant.

June 2014

Sample plants from

NC Botanical Gardens

Sample plants from

NC Botanical Gardens